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YOUR WASHINGTON AND YOU --Single spaced to conserve paper during the War-
Weekly News Letter From Office of Karl Mundt (For Release - October 8th or after)
SEND CHRISTMAS GIFTS THIS MONTH: War Department officials have requested that
all Christmas gifts for members of our armed forces over-seas be mailed as early
in October as possible and point out that parcels mailed after November 1st may
very well not arrive in time for Christmas. Overseas packages are limited to 11
pounds and less than 42 inches in length. No perishable foods should be sent
unless hermetically sealed. (When in doubt, ask your postmaster.)
GIFTS THAT THE ARMED FORCES WANT
Extensive surveys have been conducted to determine what gifts members of our
armed forces want for Christmas. Some of the gifts listed as "tops" by the Army
and Navy are: Cigarettes, pipes (with short stems to fit in pockets), water-proof wallets, photographs of friends and family, pocket size Bible, overnight
bags, razor blade sharpeners, wind proof cigarette lighters, water proof money
belts, and pocket knives. "The cakes that Mother makes" heads the list of most
surveys! Enterprising merchants in several cities are already conducting
advertising campaigns and have set up Christmas displays of merchandise
featuring gift suggestions for servicemen. After all, this year, shopping for
many hundreds of thousands of American boys will have to be completed and the
packages mailed before the end of this month. For them, It is ALREADY too late
to "do your Christmas shopping early"! -o-
1942 AGRICULTURAL YEAR BOOKS READY. The 1942 Department of Agriculture Year Book-
"Keeping Livestock Healthy" - has just become available for distribution. As
the title indicates, this year's Year Book is devoted to better care and bigger
production of live stock. It is one of the most practical and useful books of
the series for actual farmers who are raising livestock. As is our custom, the
quota of books assigned this office will be sent out without favor to those who
first write in (address Hon Karl E. Mundt, Room 1010, New House Office Building)
requesting a copy. First come, first served. -o-
MUNDT ASKS HENDERSON FOR FARM GAS. The day after Leon Henderson was charged
with the administration of the proposed nation-wide gasoline rationing program,
Mr. Mundt wrote him along the same general lines he had previously written
Rubber Administrator Jeffers recommending that the special needs of folks in
rural areas and on the farms of America be given recognition in any system of
gasoline rationing which is devised.
Mr. Mundt summarized his arguments in support of the proportionately
higher needs of farmers for gasoline and for the extra gas needed by doctors,
veterinarians, members of the clergy, nurses, salesmen, truck drivers, farm
managers, etc., in the farm States by saying, "What might be a generous gasoline
quota for people living in a city, might well be so meager in a rural area as to
completely paralyze economic activity". Up to the time this news letter was
prepared, Congressman Mundt had received some tentative assurances that these
factors would be taken into consideration in the development of the anticipated
nation-wide gas rationing program. -o-
SUMMARY OF DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCES. Allowances for dependents of men in service
wil be in effect for the period of service and six months thereafter.
Applications can be made by the serviceman or the dependent. Dependents are
divided into Class A (wife, child, divorced wife) and Class B (parents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters who are dependent on serviceman for substantial
support). Allotments for Class A are $28 for wife, $40 for wife and child, $10
for each additional child, $20 for child and no wife, $30 for two children and
no wife, $10 for each additional child. To this must be added the sum of $22
which is deducted from the serviceman's pay plus an additional $5 if he has
dependents in both A and B classes. Class B allowances are $15 for one parent,
$25 for two parents, plus $5 for each grandchild, brother, or sister. In no
case can the contribution in this class exceed $50 per month. -o-
FUTURE OF "THE HONORABLE BEAN" "The Honorable Bean" as the Chinese call the
soybean seems headed for complete Federal control. It is expected that for the
crop year 1942, 9,000,000 acres of beans will produce 153,000,000 bushels.
Along with cottonseed, flaxseed, and peanuts, the soybean is officially classified as a vegetable oil seed. On August 15, 1942, the War Production Board
directed the Commodity Credit Corporation to handle in its entirety the sale,
purchase, warehousing and processing of the soybean. Under this mandate, the
Commodity Credit Corporation is preparing contracts to cover the sale, purchase,
warehousing, and processing of soybeans at a fixed price of $1.60 per bushel.
This will mean that the distribution and processing of the Honorable Bean will
be entirely under the control of the Government.

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2012-09-21

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YOUR WASHINGTON AND YOU --Single spaced to conserve paper during the War-
Weekly News Letter From Office of Karl Mundt (For Release - October 8th or after)
SEND CHRISTMAS GIFTS THIS MONTH: War Department officials have requested that
all Christmas gifts for members of our armed forces over-seas be mailed as early
in October as possible and point out that parcels mailed after November 1st may
very well not arrive in time for Christmas. Overseas packages are limited to 11
pounds and less than 42 inches in length. No perishable foods should be sent
unless hermetically sealed. (When in doubt, ask your postmaster.)
GIFTS THAT THE ARMED FORCES WANT
Extensive surveys have been conducted to determine what gifts members of our
armed forces want for Christmas. Some of the gifts listed as "tops" by the Army
and Navy are: Cigarettes, pipes (with short stems to fit in pockets), water-proof wallets, photographs of friends and family, pocket size Bible, overnight
bags, razor blade sharpeners, wind proof cigarette lighters, water proof money
belts, and pocket knives. "The cakes that Mother makes" heads the list of most
surveys! Enterprising merchants in several cities are already conducting
advertising campaigns and have set up Christmas displays of merchandise
featuring gift suggestions for servicemen. After all, this year, shopping for
many hundreds of thousands of American boys will have to be completed and the
packages mailed before the end of this month. For them, It is ALREADY too late
to "do your Christmas shopping early"! -o-
1942 AGRICULTURAL YEAR BOOKS READY. The 1942 Department of Agriculture Year Book-
"Keeping Livestock Healthy" - has just become available for distribution. As
the title indicates, this year's Year Book is devoted to better care and bigger
production of live stock. It is one of the most practical and useful books of
the series for actual farmers who are raising livestock. As is our custom, the
quota of books assigned this office will be sent out without favor to those who
first write in (address Hon Karl E. Mundt, Room 1010, New House Office Building)
requesting a copy. First come, first served. -o-
MUNDT ASKS HENDERSON FOR FARM GAS. The day after Leon Henderson was charged
with the administration of the proposed nation-wide gasoline rationing program,
Mr. Mundt wrote him along the same general lines he had previously written
Rubber Administrator Jeffers recommending that the special needs of folks in
rural areas and on the farms of America be given recognition in any system of
gasoline rationing which is devised.
Mr. Mundt summarized his arguments in support of the proportionately
higher needs of farmers for gasoline and for the extra gas needed by doctors,
veterinarians, members of the clergy, nurses, salesmen, truck drivers, farm
managers, etc., in the farm States by saying, "What might be a generous gasoline
quota for people living in a city, might well be so meager in a rural area as to
completely paralyze economic activity". Up to the time this news letter was
prepared, Congressman Mundt had received some tentative assurances that these
factors would be taken into consideration in the development of the anticipated
nation-wide gas rationing program. -o-
SUMMARY OF DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCES. Allowances for dependents of men in service
wil be in effect for the period of service and six months thereafter.
Applications can be made by the serviceman or the dependent. Dependents are
divided into Class A (wife, child, divorced wife) and Class B (parents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters who are dependent on serviceman for substantial
support). Allotments for Class A are $28 for wife, $40 for wife and child, $10
for each additional child, $20 for child and no wife, $30 for two children and
no wife, $10 for each additional child. To this must be added the sum of $22
which is deducted from the serviceman's pay plus an additional $5 if he has
dependents in both A and B classes. Class B allowances are $15 for one parent,
$25 for two parents, plus $5 for each grandchild, brother, or sister. In no
case can the contribution in this class exceed $50 per month. -o-
FUTURE OF "THE HONORABLE BEAN" "The Honorable Bean" as the Chinese call the
soybean seems headed for complete Federal control. It is expected that for the
crop year 1942, 9,000,000 acres of beans will produce 153,000,000 bushels.
Along with cottonseed, flaxseed, and peanuts, the soybean is officially classified as a vegetable oil seed. On August 15, 1942, the War Production Board
directed the Commodity Credit Corporation to handle in its entirety the sale,
purchase, warehousing and processing of the soybean. Under this mandate, the
Commodity Credit Corporation is preparing contracts to cover the sale, purchase,
warehousing, and processing of soybeans at a fixed price of $1.60 per bushel.
This will mean that the distribution and processing of the Honorable Bean will
be entirely under the control of the Government.